The RiNo Art District and RiNo Business Improvement District, which are parting ways, have each named new leaders.

Daisy Fodness-McGowan, who recently headed a local arts education nonprofit, will serve as executive director of the art district.

Terry Madeksza, meanwhile, will become the first executive director of the BID. She hails from Arizona, where she has led similar organizations.

The appointments come at a time of change for both organizations.

The RiNo BID was founded a decade ago and seeks to support and promote businesses within the neighborhood. It is financed by a tax on commercial property.

For its first decade, the BID was managed by the RiNo Art District, a separate organization founded in 2005 that seeks to promote the neighborhood’s art scene.

But last year, with th

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